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Posted on 16-09-2011 22:10
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I'll probably do brief, news-style reports for the major spring classics. Here is the first.
Boonen wins in Belgium
Tom Boonen of Quickstep won the first of the major spring classics in Gent-Wevelgem... he was the fastest out of a 9 man group who made it to the finish. The others stood no chance against his powerful sprint whilst Italian Filippo Pozzato and German Marcus Burghardt rounded out the podium.
Top 10
1 - Tom Boonen - Quick Step
2 - Filippo Pozzato - Team Katusha
3 - Marcus Burghardt - Team Columbia-High Road
4 - Martijn Maaskant - Garmin-Slipstream
5 - Stuart O'Grady - Team Saxo Bank
6 - Alessandro Ballan - Lampre - N.G.C
7 - Juan Antonio Flecha - Rabobank
8 - George Hincapie - Team Columbia-High Road
9 - Fabian Cancellara - Team Saxo Bank
10 - Leif Hoste - Silence-Lotto
Oh and sorry for the inspectacular results format but the export button doesn't work on classics (and I'm too lazy to fix something nice up haha).
Edited by pcm2009fan on 16-09-2011 22:16
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 16-09-2011 22:26
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Freire in MSR, Boonen G-W - I like the winners so far 
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Boonen Makes It Two
Another sprint finish and another win for Tom Boonen at the Tour of Flanders.
Fabian Cancellara found himself dragged on ahead of the others by his Saxo Bank team mates with the best part of 100km still to race and decided to go alone.
He built up an advantage of a minute and rode strongly but couldn't make his lead hold, and was caught by six other riders near the finish.
In the end it was another easy win for Boonen, wearing the ProTour leader's jersey today, who shrugged off a final surge from Cancellara in the last few metres. Nick Nuyens of Rabobank took an unexpected 3rd.
Results
1 - Tom Boonen - Quick Step
2 - Fabian Cancellara - Team Saxo Bank
3 - Nick Nuyens - Rabobank
4 - Filippo Pozzato - Team Katusha
5 - Alessandro Ballan - Lampre-N.G.C
6 - Philippe Gilbert - Silence-Lotto
7 - Johan Vansummeren - Silence-Lotto
8 - Martijn Maaskant - Garmin-Slipstream
9 - George Hincapie - Team Columbia-High Road
10 - Marcus Burghardt - Team Columbia-High Road |
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Posted on 17-09-2011 20:18
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Flecha wins Paris-Roubaix
Juan Antonio Flecha won Paris-Roubaix after an impressive solo break.
The Spaniard racing for Rabobank broke free with just under 50km of racing left and never looked back, winning by 2'12 in the end. Behind Martijn Maaskant took second after a similarly executed attack.
Tom Boonen was denied a triple victory in the cobbled classics after his wins in the Tour of Flanders and Gent-Wevelgem but fended off Filippo Pozzato in the sprint for third.
Frederic Guesdon put in a credible performance to take an unexpected 8th place as the best placed Frenchman in his home race.
Stijn Devolder started the race after returning from injury but was in no state to contend the victory and finished outside the time-limit. Inexplicable Non-starters were the Cervelo duo of Hushovd and Haussler who could have potentially contended for top placings.
Results
1 - Juan Antonio Flecha - Rabobank
2 - Martijn Maaskant - Garmin-Slipstream
3 - Tom Boonen - Quick Step
4 - Filippo Pozzato - Team Katusha
5 - Leif Hoste - Silence-Lotto
6 - Alessandro Ballan - Lampre-N.G.C
7 - Fabian Cancellara - Team Saxo Bank
8 - Frederic Guesdon - Francaise des Jeux
9 - Stuart O'Grady - Team Saxo Bank
10 - George Hincapie - Team Columbia-High Road |
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Valverde Destroys Oposition at Gold Race
Alejandro Valverede won the first of the Ardennes classics by conquering the Amstel Gold Race.
The Spanish champion attacked the main field with 40km to ride and wasn't seen again by them, finishing comfortably 2'10 up on 2nd placed Damiano Cunego.
The Italian duo of Luca Mazzanti and Cunego attacked 10km later but it was too late to catch Valverde. Mazzanti however held off a late surge by Andy Schleck at the finish to round out the podium.
Meanwhile pre-race favourite Frank Schleck disappointed and finished down in 13th place.
Top 10
1 - Alejandro Valverde - Caisse d'Epargne
2 - Damiano Cunego - Lampre-N.G.C
3 - Luca Mazzanti - Team Katusha
4 - Andy Schleck - Team Saxo Bank
5 - Sandy Casar - Francaise des Jeux
6 - Serguei Ivanov - Team Katusha
7 - Kim Kirchen - Team Columbia-High Road
8 - Fabian Wegmann - Team Milram
9 - Linus Gerdemann - Team Milram
10 - Benoit Vaugrenard - Francaise des Jeux |
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| pcm2009fan |
Posted on 18-09-2011 00:12
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Stat Edits
The following riders have had edits to their stats:
Stuart O'Grady, Carlos Sastre, Alejandro Valverde, Franco Pellizotti, Mauricio Soler, David Zabriskie, Thomas Dekker, Levi Leipheimer, Frank Schleck, Alberto Contador, Cadel Evans, Andy Schleck, Denis Menchov, Ivan Basso, Samuel Sanchez, Lance Armstrong, Danilo Di Luca.
The edits are mostly fairly small and I won't be touching the stats of riders again on this savegame.
Meanwhile, Danilo Di Luca has also reportedly been fired by LPR Brakes for a breach of contract.
Edited by pcm2009fan on 18-09-2011 00:27
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Posted on 18-09-2011 19:49
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Chavanel denies Schleck
Sylvain Chavanel came out victorious at La Fleche Wallone.
Saxo Bank and Caisse d'Epargne controlled the early stages of the race but on the penultimate climb a group of 6 riders went away - Devenyns, Chavanel, Vanendert, Florencio, Casar and Knees.
Late attacks came from the likes of Andy Schleck, Valverde and Cunego but the attackers looked like they were going to make it.
On the incredibly steep climb to the finish Andy Schleck made his way up to and past all of the sextet bar Chavanel who found second legs to stay clear of Schleck.
The younger Schleck brother was bitterly disappointed at the finish after having left his attack too late again after the recent Amstel Gold Race where he finished 4th.
Results
1 - Sylvain Chavanel - Quick Step
2 - Andy Schleck - Team Saxo Bank
3 - Christian Knees - Team Milram
4 - Sandy Casar - Francaise des Jeux
5 - Jelle Vanendert - Silence-Lotto
6 - Alejandro Valverde - Caisse d'Epargne
7 - Dries Devenyns - Quick Step
8 - Xavier Florencio - Cervelo Test Team
9 - Philippe Gilbert - Silence-Lotto
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Posted on 18-09-2011 19:50
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WHAT THE HELL Valverde first in AMG, Chavanel First in LFW this is crap |
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Posted on 18-09-2011 20:58
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Photo Finish in Liege
Centimetres if anything separated Frank Schleck and Alejandro Valverde on the line at Liege-Bastogne-Liege.
With 20km to go it was the Spanish champion Valverde who flew away from the others and began to ride away.
But with 13km to ride he suffered an incredibly untimely puncture, leaving Simon Gerrans, Luca Mazzanti and Frank Schleck at the front of the race.
But whilst Schleck rode the other two of his wheel, Valverde had no intentions of giving up. Rejoining the main chasing group, he made a massive attack with just 6km left to ride and started to claw his way back to the Luxembourgian climber.
On the final climb to the finish Schleck was within his sights and on the flat just before the finish line he gave his all with one last lunge.
But it was just not quite enough for the Spaniard who was left distraught as Frank Schleck raised his arms to celebrate the victory. Behind them Damiano Cunego rode in to round out the podium after attacking on the penultimate climb.
Results
1 - Frank Schleck - Team Saxo Bank
2 - Alejandro Valverede - Caisse d'Epargne
3 - Damiano Cunego - Lampre-N.G.C
4 - Kim Kirchen - Team Columbia-High Road
5 - Luca Mazzanti - Team Katusha
6 - Simon Gerrans - Cervelo Test Team
7 - Andy Schleck - Team Saxo Bank
8 - Fabian Wegmann - Team Milram
9 - Linus Gerdemann - Team Milram
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Posted on 18-09-2011 21:42
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Valverde continued his good showing of form, blowing away the opposition, and crowning a Spanish podium in Switzerland.
Results
1 - Alejandro Valverde - Caisse d'Epargne
2 - Juan Jose Cobo - Fuji-Servetto
3 - Haimar Zubeldia - Astana
4 - Linus Gerdemann - Team Milram
5 - Antonio Colom - Team Katusha
6 - Chris Horner - Astana
7 - Johann Tschopp - BBOX Bouyges Telecom
8 - Christian Knees - Team Milram
9 - Carlos Barredo - Quick Step
10 - Hubert Schwab - Quick Step
Points
Alejandro Valverde
Mountain
Remy Di Gregorio
Youth
Yury Trofimov
Team
Astana
Full reports to resume with Giro d'Italia next!
Edited by pcm2009fan on 18-09-2011 21:45
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Posted on 18-09-2011 22:29
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The Grand Tour season is upon us! The route this year begins with a team time trial in Lido di Venezia and then throws everything you can expect from a grand tour at the riders. 6 mountain stages, 5 of which are mountain-top finishes, and 81km of individual time-trialing will shape the general classification this year. The startlist looks interesting too.
 Race Favourites
Major Results:
1st - Liege-Bastogne-Liege
1st - Trofeo di Lugano
2nd - GP Mediterraneen
3rd - Luxembourg Championships
6th - Tour of the Basque Country
Major Results:
13th - Liege-Bastogne-Liege
Major Results:
2nd - Amstel Gold Race
2nd - Tour du Var
3rd - Liege-Bastogne-Liege
9th - Tirreno-Adriatico
9th - Tour of the Basque Country
Major Results:
1st - Circuito del Trentino
Startlist
Spoiler SAXO BANK
1. F.Schleck
2. L.Bak
3. J.Fuglsang
4. F.Hoj
5. M.Ljungqvist
6. A.Rasmussen
7. N.Sørensen
8. C.Sørensen
9. J.Van Goolen
ASTANA
11. A.Vinokourov
12. A.Bazayev
13. J.Hernandez
14. C.Horner
15. M.Iglinskiy
16. S.Morabito
17. D.Muravyev
18. S.Paulinho
19. H.Zubeldia
LIQUIGAS
21. F.Pellizotti
22. K.Carlström
23. M.Fischer
24. A.Kuschynski
25. V.Nibali
26. A.Noe
27. S.Szmyd
28. F.Willems
29. O.Zaugg
LAMPRE
31. D.Cunego
32. A.Ballan
33. M.Bruseghin
34. P.Caucchioli
35. E.Gasparotto
36. M.Mori
37. S.Spilak
38. P.Tiralongo
39. V.Zagorodny
KATUSHA
41. A.Colom
42. A.Botcharov
43. K.Dehaes
44. M.Ignatiev
45. S.Klimov
46. L.Mazzanti
47. G.Mikhailov
48. E.Petrov
49. F.Pozzato
COLUMBIA
51. M.Monfort
52. M.Barry
53. B.Grabsch
54. A.Hansen
55. T.Martin
56. F.Rabon
57. M.Renshaw
58. V.Reynès
59. K.Siutsou
AG2R
61. V.Efimkin
62. J.Arrieta
63. A.Efimkin
64. S.Hinault
65. Y.Krivtsov
66. L.Mondory
67. R.Nocentini
68. S.Poulhies
69. N.Roche
SERRAMENTI
71. M.Scarponi
72. R.Bertogliati
73. A.Bertolini
74. F.Ginanni
75. A.Loddo
76. C.Ochoa
77. E.Rigotto
78. J.Serpa
79. G.Simoni
BARLOWORLD
81. M.Soler
82. J.Augustyn
83. F.Bellotti
84. P.Calcagni
85. F.Cardenas
86. G.Cheula
87. D.Impey
88. P.Longo
89. C.Scognamiglio
ACQUA SAP.
91. S.Garzelli
92. M.Codol
93. A.Donati
94. F.Masciarelli
95. S.Masciarelli
96. D.Milan
97. G.Palumbo
98. L.Paolini
99. L.Pierfelici
MILRAM
101. M.Fothen
102. M.Eichler
103. J.Fröhlinger
104. A.Gajek
105. C.Kux
106. T.Rohregger
107. B.Schröder
108. P.Velits
109. M.Velits
RABOBANK
111. L.Ten Dam
112. L.Boom
113. S.Clement
114. P.Horrillo
115. S.Langeveld
116. P.Martens
117. G.Niermann
118. B.Tankink
119. P.Weening
C.EPARGNE
121. J.Rodriguez
122. A.Charteau
123. A.Coyot
124. M.Drujon
125. J.GarcÃa
126. D.Moreno
127. L.Pasamontes
128. M.Perez
129. N.Portal
SILENCE
131. F.De Greef
132. W.Cretskens
133. M.Delage
134. G.Gardeyn
135. P.Gilbert
136. M.Lloyd
137. R.Sentjens
138. J.Vanendert
139. C.Wegelius
MICHE
141. P.Niemiec
142. V.Centrone
143. D.Giancecchi
144. M.Giunti
145. T.Marczynski
146. A.Moletta
147. P.Muto
148. G.Scarponi
149. K.Szczawinski
EUSKALTEL
151. G.Verdugo
152. J.Agirre
153. J.Aramendia
154. M.Irizar
155. I.Isasi
156. I.Landaluze
157. M.Nieve
158. J.Oroz
159. I.Velasco
QUICK STEP
161. J.Van De Walle
162. D.Cataldo
163. D.Cornu
164. D.Devenyns
165. A.Engels
166. K.Hulsmans
167. D.Malacarne
168. J.Pineau
169. F.Reda
F.D. JEUX
171. S.Joly
172. S.Chavanel
173. T.Gudsell
174. A.Gérard
175. Y.Hutarovich
176. G.Levarlet
177. F.Mourey
178. B.Vaugrenard
179. J.Veikkanen
GARMIN
181. T.Danielson
182. B.Caldwell
183. S.Cozza
184. J.Donald
185. T.Duggan
186. M.Friedman
187. T.Lowe
188. C.Meier
189. D.Pate
LPR
191. J.Golcer
192. G.Bosisio
193. M.Cattaneo
194. G.Ermeti
195. S.Marinangeli
196. A.Ongarato
197. D.Pietropolli
198. A.Spezialetti
ROUBAIX
201. G.Suray
202. L.Haugland
203. M.Larpe
204. T.Metcalfe
205. F.Paredes
206. G.Rovaletti
207. J.Steichen
208. S.Sullivan
209. F.Taillefer
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I just realised that I totally forgot about the results of the Tour of the Basque country amongst the cobbled classics. Perhaps unsurpringly it was Valverde who picked up another victory.
Podium
1 - Alejandro Valverde - Caisse d'Epargne
2 - Laurens Ten Dam - Rabobank
3 - Andy Schleck - Team Saxo Bank
Points
Alejandro Valverde
Mountain
David de la Fuente
Youth
Andy Schleck
Team
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Stage 1
Lido di Venezia TTT: 20km
The Giro begins with a 20km Team time trial in the Venezian sandbar. Favoured to win are Rabobank, Columbia and Lampre.
There isn't much to report on as TT world champion Bert Grabsch leads Columbia over the line with the winning time to take the first pink jersey.
Cunego fares the best of the favourites and is 10 seconds back in the GC.
Stage Results
| 1 | TEAM COLUMBIA - HIGH ROAD | 25'00 | | 2 | TEAM KATUSHA | + 5 | | 3 | RABOBANK | + 7 | | 4 | ASTANA | s.t. | | 5 | LAMPRE - N.G.C | + 11 | | 6 | TEAM MILRAM | + 12 | | 7 | TEAM SAXO BANK | + 28 | | 8 | AG2R LA MONDIALE | + 33 | | 9 | LIQUIGAS | + 34 | | 10 | QUICK STEP | + 35 | | 11 | GARMIN - SLIPSTREAM | + 39 | | 12 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE | + 43 | | 13 | SILENCE-LOTTO | + 53 | | 14 | BARLOWORLD | s.t. | | 15 | LPR BRAKES FARNESE VINI | + 56 | | 16 | ACQUA SAPONE - CAFFE MOKAMBO | + 1'00 | | 17 | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | + 1'01 | | 18 | FRANÇAISE DES JEUX | + 1'07 | | 19 | MICHE - SILVER CROSS | s.t. | | 20 | SERRAMENTI PVC DIQUIGIOVANNI | + 1'20 | | 21 | ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE | + 2'55 |
General Classification
| 1 | Bert Grabsch | TEAM COLUMBIA - HIGH ROAD | 25'00 | | 2 | Michael Barry | TEAM COLUMBIA - HIGH ROAD | s.t. | | 3 | Maxime Monfort | TEAM COLUMBIA - HIGH ROAD | s.t. | | 4 | Mark Renshaw | TEAM COLUMBIA - HIGH ROAD | s.t. | | 5 | Tony Martin | TEAM COLUMBIA - HIGH ROAD | s.t. | | 6 | Mikhail Ignatiev | TEAM KATUSHA | + 5 | | 7 | Serguei Klimov | TEAM KATUSHA | s.t. | | 8 | Evgueni Petrov | TEAM KATUSHA | s.t. | | 9 | Filippo Pozzato | TEAM KATUSHA | s.t. | | 10 | Luca Mazzanti | TEAM KATUSHA | s.t. |
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